anatomy

An illustrated introduction to anatomy and physiology that covers cell biology, genetics, and the circulatory, digestive, excretory, endocrine, exocrine, immune, defense, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal systems.

Explains the scientific method and suggests a variety of experiments and projects about the construction and function of the human body.

Discusses touch, the three layers of human skin, what skin sensors are, and how blind people use touch to read.

Discusses a sense of smell, including how a human nose works, how some animal noses work, and why it is important to take care of your sense of smell.

Discusses sight, including how the human eye works, how some animal eyes work, and how people without sight or poor sight live.

Explains the science of hearing, including how the ear works, the benefits of hearing, and how different animals hear.

Presents a history of how medical knowledge was discovered and the origins of the names for various body parts and functions.

Explores the human body in microscopic detail, offering more than three hundred close-up photographs revealing the details of the body's key systems and parts.